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Hackers selling 117M LinkedIn passwords

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A breach of LinkedIn four years ago is much worse than originally thought.

The professional social network company confirmed this week a large amount of login credentials are being sold on the black market by hackers.

It was initially thought 6.5 million passwords were stolen. Turns out, that number is upwards of 117 million.

LinkedIn officials recommend changing your password and adding two-factor authentication, which requires a text message every time you sign in from a new computer.

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